Import/export HS code 85023920: Turbo-generators

High-speed electric generators powered by turbines. Commonly used in power plants

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* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Spain 5,496,265
United States 4,504,059
Germany 2,085,952
Bahrain 1,780,328
France 893,949

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Spain 1,596,822 3,899,443 +2,302,621
United States 3,535,516 968,543 -2,566,973
Germany 1,988,020 97,932 -1,890,088
Bahrain 769,144 1,011,184 +242,040
France 633,650 260,299 -373,351
Netherlands 600,000 0 -600,000
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 264,161 +264,161
Oman 0 200,000 +200,000
Czechia 185,167 0 -185,167
Saudi Arabia 159,638 0 -159,638

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
United States 8,538,863
United Kingdom 3,519,781
Germany 2,003,842
France 1,039,783
Netherlands 600,000

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
United States 4,721,288 3,817,575 -903,713
United Kingdom 953,171 2,566,610 +1,613,439
Germany 1,982,963 20,879 -1,962,084
France 793,131 246,652 -546,479
Netherlands 600,000 0 -600,000
China 546,441 36,186 -510,255
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 264,161 +264,161
Czechia 185,167 0 -185,167
Turkey 61,375 0 -61,375
Spain 0 15,195 +15,195

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6
Essex 3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2
Inner London - West 2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 5 -1
Essex 2 1 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 1 1 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1
East Central Scotland 1 0 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 0 1 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,591,914
Air transport 7,879,367
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 308,903
Road transport 55,306

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,431,994 4,159,920 -272,074
Air transport 5,372,376 2,506,991 -2,865,385
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,554 301,349 +293,795
Road transport 55,306 0 -55,306

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 5,768,503
Eurotunnel 4,492,985
Dover 2,034,923
East Midlands Airport 1,317,671
Killingholme 675,535

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
London Heathrow Airport 3,953,794 1,814,709 -2,139,085
Eurotunnel 1,970,690 2,522,295 +551,605
Dover 426,675 1,608,248 +1,181,573
East Midlands Airport 839,107 478,564 -360,543
Killingholme 675,535 0 -675,535
Immingham Docks 600,000 0 -600,000
Purfleet 468,194 0 -468,194
Aberdeen Airport 135,748 165,377 +29,629
Belfast Port 0 300,347 +300,347
London Stansted Airport 246,202 4,411 -241,791

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 7
Air transport 5
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 3
Manufacture of electrical equipment 3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 3
2025-10 5
2025-09 3
2025-08 3
2025-07 2

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
54m+ 16
1m-15m 5
15m-54m 4
Other 3
0-1m 1

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Nigeria 6,991,651
Ireland 4,107,419
Spain 2,941,137
Bahrain 2,760,464
France 2,663,350

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Nigeria 2,453,179 4,538,472 +2,085,293
Ireland 105,791 4,001,628 +3,895,837
Spain 1,623,894 1,317,243 -306,651
Bahrain 769,144 1,991,320 +1,222,176
France 824,489 1,838,861 +1,014,372
United States 1,694,894 199,699 -1,495,195
Netherlands 1,057,711 337,750 -719,961
Falkland Islands 1,258,630 0 -1,258,630
South Africa 12,300 1,090,952 +1,078,652
Papua New Guinea 1,091,982 0 -1,091,982

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,129,658
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,208,243
Air transport 8,940,052
Other 2,978

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,669,719 7,459,939 +4,790,220
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,889,845 5,318,398 +1,428,553
Air transport 5,133,032 3,807,020 -1,326,012
Other 2,978 0 -2,978

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
London 5,200,030
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,130,849
London Heathrow Airport 4,642,175
Liverpool Docks 3,430,158
London Gateway Port 1,951,246

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
London 2,045,708 3,154,322 +1,108,614
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,003,284 3,127,565 +1,124,281
London Heathrow Airport 1,657,753 2,984,422 +1,326,669
Liverpool Docks 0 3,430,158 +3,430,158
London Gateway Port 17,886 1,933,360 +1,915,474
East Midlands Airport 1,149,440 347,607 -801,833
Southampton 1,351,153 10,000 -1,341,153
Brize Norton 1,258,630 0 -1,258,630
Immingham Docks 683,164 0 -683,164
London Stansted Airport 490,920 48,537 -442,383

Quick facts

HS code: 85023920

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: High-speed electric generators powered by turbines. Commonly used in power plants